FFmpeg 3.3.3 libavformat/mov.c read_tfra Header resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FFmpeg 3.3.3. This affects the function read_tfra of the file libavformat/mov.c. The manipulation as part of Header leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-14222. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FFmpeg 3.3.3 (Multimedia Processing Software). This issue affects the function read_tfra of the file libavformat/mov.c. The manipulation as part of a Header leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3, a DoS in read_tfra() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU and memory consumption. When a crafted MOV file, which claims a large "item_count" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing data, is provided, the loop would consume huge CPU and memory resources, since there is no EOF check inside the loop.

The bug was discovered 09/08/2017. The weakness was released 09/09/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14222 since 09/08/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103289 (openSUSE Security Update : ffmpeg / ffmpeg2 (openSUSE-2017-1067)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170365 (OpenSUSE Security Update for ffmpeg, ffmpeg2 (openSUSE-SU-2017:2502-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103289) and SecurityFocus (BID 100701†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-106022, VDB-106023, VDB-106024 and VDB-106025. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 103289
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ffmpeg / ffmpeg2 (openSUSE-2017-1067)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ffmpeg, openSUSE-SU-2017:2502-1 (ffmpeg,)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: 9cb4eb772839c5e1de2855d126bf74ff16d13382
Researcher: Xiaohei, Wangchu
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CVE: CVE-2017-14222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106301

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SecurityFocus: 100701

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2017 20:27
Updated: 12/28/2022 09:22
Changes: 09/09/2017 20:27 (69), 11/14/2019 09:46 (10), 01/11/2021 13:53 (4), 12/28/2022 09:22 (4)
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